Low, 968mb, 300 miles W of Ireland
is almost stationary with troughs movingvery slowly E. Milder air has
pushed into all of Ireland, Wales, SW Englandand SW Scotland. New low, 986
mb, is moving E towards NW Spain. Pressureremains high over the
Greenland- Scandinavia region, with a small lowforming over N Norway.

Forecast: The
marked thaw in the SW will extend slowly across some Sdistricts, preceded by
further sleet/snow. Elsewhere it will be cloudy withsleet/snow at
times. It will be cold or rather cold, but near averagetemperatures in
the W and SW will extend slowly E over the extreme S.

Outlook: Cold
in the E with sleet/snow at times. Rain at times in the Sand SW
districts.